Unit Seven The World Since

1945Intro to the Unit

Look the picture of Singapore on page 748.Note the elements of both traditional and modern worlds in the picture.Old-style houses and boats in the foreground Modern skyscrapers in the background As you work through the unit, consider why this mixture of traditional and modern might serve as a metaphor for the Asian experience in the 20th century

Unit Objectives

After studying Unit Seven, you will be able to:1. Explain how postwar problems were settled in

Europe 2. Discuss how the cold war influenced Europe3. Explain why the Communist bloc developed in

Europe4. ID the major problems in the postwar world 5. . Outline the spread of communism after 1945

Unit Objectives

6. Explain why Japan became a leading economic power after WWII

7. Analyze how nations in Africa, the Middle East and SE Asia achieved independence after WWII

8. Summarize the impact of the Vietnam war9. Describe the conflicts in Latin America,

Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands since 1945

10. Outline the leadership role of the US in world affairs from 1968 to present

Unit Objectives

11. List signs of economic and political stability in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s

12. ID the political and economic challenges the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe faced in the 1980s

13. Describe how technological changes affected ideas and behavior after WWII

14. ID changes in the arts and literature after 1945

15. Summarize changes in the patterns of living in the postwar era

Chapter 33 (1945 to the Present)

The Modern World Faced the Challenge of Rapid Change

Chapter Objective 1. Discuss how air travel, space exploration,

computers and miniaturization have revolutionized communications, medicine, travel and international relations

2. Describe the major changes in society brought about by lasers, genetic research, plastics and other scientific developments

Chapter Objectives

3. Define abstract expressionism, pop and op art and tell how they affected painting and sculpture

4. Compare the ways in which the postwar era influenced architecture, art, music, film, drama, poetry and novels

5. Explain why there was a heightened sense of social concern in the postwar years

6. Outline how the social sciences helped people understand themselves and their culture

Interdependence of Countries

Imagine you earn a living by working in a candy factory.

What ingredients might go into a candy bar?Sugar-maybe from the US or Caribbean Islands Chocolate might come from cocoa seeds

grown in Africa Nuts might come from BrazilCorn syrup might be produced from corn

grown in the US Coconut might come from and island in the

south pacific

Interdependence

In addition the candy has to be wrapped in a paper wrapper, which might have been produced by a paper company in the Pacific Northwest

How might you be affected if a drought broke out in the Midwest and damaged the corn crops, a revolution took place on the Caribbean Islands and cut off the sugar supply or a war broke out in Africa

Chapter 33 overview

In the years following WWII, the way people lived and their attitudes toward the world changed significantly

Major technological advances Space exploration, jet travel, computers,

knowledge of heredity and genes, atomic energy, plastics, antibiotics and the green revolution

All these things affected life and thought

The Arts

Art, literature and architecture stressed experimentation in ideas and techniques

Innovation was equally apparent in the worlds of music, dance, theater and film

Industrialization

The pace of industrialization generated a change in the ways of life as well

The amount of leisure time increased for the individualThe rapid pace of change caused people to look for

anchors of stability, such as religion People became aware of social problems such as

hunger and famine, violations of human rights, depletion of natural resources and the destruction of the environment

The social sciences enjoyed a golden age after 1945 because researchers sought greater understanding of social and individual behavior

33.1 Objectives

1. Discuss how air travel, space exploration, computers and miniaturization have revolutionized communications, medicine, travel and international relations

2. Describe the major changes in society brought about by lasers, genetic research, plastics and other scientific developments

Chapter 33 section 1 (33.1)

Technological changes Affected Ideas and Behavior (pgs. 875-884)

Technological changes after 1945 affected all nations of the world

Advances were made in air travel, space exploration, miniaturization, computers, lasers, genetic research, the atom, plastics, antibiotics and agriculture

Practice /Homework

Read section 1, Notes (at least one page)

33.1 section review page 884Critical thinking worksheet 74 (CT Wks)Profile work sheet 33Bulletin board display on scientific and technological achievements of the past 50 years